Chapter 60: Sincere Cooperation (Seeking Collection)

  The headquarters of the Fifth Military Region, Li Zongren stared at the map in contemplation. Temple Shouyi did not hesitate to mobilize the elite 24th Division from the army to go to Yangcheng for battle. It seems that this war has an invaluable value for the Japanese military. "Report!" A communications officer stood outside the door with a telegram in hand.

  Li Zongren turned his head to look at the signal soldier and said, "Come in!" The signal soldier immediately walked up to Li Zongren's front, stood at attention and said, "Commander, a telegram from the commander of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army!"

  Li Zongren took the telegram and looked at its contents, muttering to himself: "Sly Hu Yan!" There was not a single piece of information that Li Zongren wanted to know in the telegram, which made this commander who held great power in the National Army feel somewhat disappointed.

  "Commander, has the 115th Division given an answer?" a young man wearing National Army uniform and lieutenant colonel insignia asked as he stepped forward.

  Li Zongren shook his head and sighed, "Hu Yan is not a simple guy, there's no information we want to know in the telegram!" He handed the telegram to the lieutenant colonel.

  "Commander, should we send troops to reinforce Yangcheng?" In the colonel's view, there was no need at all to support this operation of the Eighth Route Army. They could even use the enemy's hands to eliminate the main force of the Eighth Route Army, and Chiang Kai-shek would certainly be delighted when he learned about it.

  Li Zongren looked at the map, thought for a moment and said: "Send troops, of course we have to send them. It's our own family business, it's better to solve it ourselves! No matter what, the Eighth Route Army is also Chinese, now that foreign enemies are invading, we can't let the Japanese take advantage of us!"

  "Yes!" The middle school student nodded respectfully in response.

  "Dispatch two regiments to reinforce Hu Yan, take command of Hu Yan's proxy, and automatically return to the team after the war!"

  "Commander, isn't it unnecessary to hand over command now?" The lieutenant colonel looked at Li Zongren with some surprise. He had not received any news about reinforcements arriving in Yang City, which already left him perplexed. The commander was actually going to hand over command to his arch-nemesis; this was also too difficult for people to understand.

  Li Zongren smiled and said, "Yangcheng is an important strategic town. Since our troops have reinforced the Eighth Route Army, we must show our sincerity and go all out to help the Eighth Route Army fight against the Japanese devils! Secondly, our people are not familiar with the terrain and villages around Yangcheng. Facing a crack division of the Japanese army, we absolutely cannot be careless! After the war is over, we can give up any spoils of war, but our casualties must be minimized! I don't want to lose both wife and soldiers. This meal, Hu Yan owes me a big favor!"

  "Commander is wise and people often say that the hardest to repay is human feelings. General, this way, from now on, we can be considered to have established a relationship with the 115th division!" Colonel exclaimed.

  "Go and do it, send them two elite battalions, and take the opportunity to let the Eighth Route Army see our equipment and bravery!" Li Zongren walked to the table, picked up the tea on the table and blew away the floating tea leaves.

  "Yes! I'll go and make arrangements now!" The middle-aged man said and turned around to walk out.

  "Orderly!" Colonel Li shouted towards the door after Zhongren left. As soon as he finished speaking, a communications soldier quickly walked into the room. "Yes sir!"

  "To the commander of the 115th Division,

  In order to achieve sincere cooperation and jointly resist Japan, our army has dispatched two regiments to reinforce Yang City. I, Li Zongren, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth War Zone, guarantee that my troops will not engage in armed conflict with your troops during this operation.

  To demonstrate our sincerity, both regiments are under the command of Division Commander Hu Yan of the 115th Division. If your commander discovers any disobedience among our troops, you may enforce battlefield discipline!

  Commander-in-Chief Li Zongren of the Fifth War Zone"

  "Yes!" The radio operator finished recording and turned around to leave.

  At this time, the three regiments of the 115th Division of the Eighth Route Army had all set out for Yangcheng. Hu Yan rode a horse and said to the soldiers: "Comrades, the independent regiment's soldiers are having a fierce conflict with the Japanese army's main force at Zhaojiazhuang, and now is the moment when they are out of ammunition and food! Every minute and every second of our comrades are fighting for the survival of the independent regiment! Advance!"

  Hu Yan's words made the troops who were rushing to catch up with the enemy feel a surge of energy. The troops under Bu Jianyi, in the Hubei-Henan-Anhui war zone, almost everyone had a deep hatred for this name. A month ago, the garrison of a town in Xuzhou City on the front line was breached by this troop, and all prisoners were ruthlessly slaughtered. This was just one example, but what made people even more angry was that the heads of those soldiers were hung on the city gate by the Japanese army, flaunting their ability every day. Every time someone thought of this name, they had an urge to tear him apart.

  "Commander, a secret telegram from the National Army!" The communications officer rode his horse quickly in front of Hu Yan and said loudly.

  Hu Yan took over the telegram, read it and couldn't help but smile. He muttered to himself: "It seems that this Li Zongren still has some patriotic heart!" After saying that, he beckoned to the signal soldier and said: "You can go now!"

  Just as the Eighth Route Army was rushing to march, the two most elite divisions of the National Army's Fifth War Zone received Li Zongren's combat order. Although they were somewhat puzzled by the content of the order, the division commanders did not hesitate for too long. The two divisions followed the command of Commander-in-Chief Li Zongren and maneuvered from two places to advance towards Yancheng. At one point, five divisions' strength gathered on the main road leading to Yancheng, equivalent to the strength of a reinforced brigade.

  For the heavily armed devils, the Chinese army did not show any fear, but their advanced equipment forced the Chinese army to take them seriously.

  "Commander, our troops are marching into Yang City in such a big way. Won't the devils of Xuzhou detect anything?" A major general rank officer looked at Li Zongren and said.

  "The devils aren't fools, they'll definitely notice!" Li Zongren's mouth curled up slightly as he smiled: "Hehe, I want them to notice! The time for the Nationalists and Communists to unite against the Japanese army has come. When the Japanese attacked a small city like Yangcheng, they dispatched an entire division of troops, showing that they didn't underestimate the armed forces of Yangcheng. What I want to do is put pressure on that bastard Temple Goro, make him gasp for air, isn't he eager to see Chinese people fight each other? I must get along with the Eighth Route Army! Make him want to move but not dare to!" Li Zongren said as he walked to the edge of the map and pointed at the Yangcheng region: "I'm telling you, if things go well, we might be able to wipe out the Japanese main force division today!"

  "Commander, this is a bit too much..." said the colonel, somewhat unbelieving. Right next to two elite divisions of the National Army, devouring an entire division of the enemy's army, this sounds like empty talk.

  "Haha!" Li Zongren laughed and said: "You and I must not underestimate the strength of the Yangcheng garrison troops. They can easily take down more than 2,000 Japanese devils' combined forces, which has already proven that they are not ordinary armed forces. They can control the airport in Yangcheng and all the fighter jets, which shows that the commander is extremely intelligent and has rich battlefield command experience. He can pilot a plane to launch a surprise attack on the Japanese command headquarters in Xuzhou, which shows that he is no ordinary person. For an army, apart from having brave and skilled soldiers, the most important thing is to have a commander who knows how to command battles!"

  The general nodded and smiled: "It seems that the commander is well-prepared this time!"

  "Brother Xuan, the devils are coming!" The monkey exclaimed anxiously as he saw a large number of devils crawling forward from the gap in the stone.

  Shan Yixuan turned his head, looking at the Japanese army sneaking up quietly, muttering to himself: "Good guy, using a sniper rifle to stare at us, then letting the infantry rush up, this move is really despicable!"

  "Xuan Ge, what to do?" The monkey looked at Shan Yixuan. The devils had already entered the shooting range, but at this moment, showing one's head would make them a target for the devil's sniper. Everyone turned their eyes to Shan Yixuan.

  Shan Yixuan thought for a moment, pried open a stone and said: "Monkey, give me the machine gun!"

  Everyone suddenly understood Shan Yixuan's intention, and the monkey immediately handed over the machine gun to Shan Yixuan. Shan Yixuan smiled coldly, pointing the muzzle of the machine gun out from between the rocks, then lifted it up and down, firing continuously with the muzzle facing downwards. At this time, the sound of the Czech machine gun mixed with the painful moans of the devils rose up. The monkey took off the explosive packs on his body and threw them one by one! The huge explosion and sudden bullets made the devils who were rushing up extremely surprised, and those who had just rushed up had to turn around and run away.

  In the distant mountain forest, a devil holding a Mauser 98K sniper rifle angrily patted a large tree beside him and cursed: "A group of stupid pigs! Eight ga!"

  The ghost's second charge was suppressed by Shan Yixuan, and no one dared to show their face. Everyone was waiting for the arrival of nightfall!

  "Xuan Ge, hiding like this isn't a solution either. Is there another way?" Liu San furrowed his brow, the feeling of shrinking into a turtle shell making him feel very awkward!

  "Yes!" said Yixuan thoughtfully.

  "What's the solution?"

  "Take out their sniper!"

  Everyone suddenly stopped talking.

  Shan Yixuan stared blankly at Liu San, who had suddenly fallen silent, and said: "I'm telling the truth!"

  The brothers of the Linghu Rapid Deployment Unit looked up at Shan Yixuan, who didn't seem to be joking.

  "If we don't take out the enemy's snipers, even if our reinforcements arrive, they'll just be picked off one by one. So, we must eliminate the enemy snipers deployed around us. Only then can we hold on longer and ensure our reinforcements' safety!" Shan Yixuan said seriously, without a hint of joking.

  "Xuan Ge, the sniper is so far away from us, how can we find them?" Qingteng Yimut felt a bit incredulous. Finding the enemy sniper was not something that could be accomplished with just a few words. Even with the strong abilities of the Linghu Rapid Strike Team, facing snipers with accurate marksmanship was an extremely difficult task.

  Dan Yixuan thought for a moment, looked at the Japanese soldier who had been killed by Qingteng Yimu, picked up his helmet and said with a smirk: "As long as you look at where their bullets are coming from, you can tell the approximate distance of the devils! So, rely on this!" He slowly raised the helmet with his Type 38 rifle.

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